Leafs’ Marshall Rifai placed on IR, week-to-week with lower-body injury

Oct 23, 2026, 8:44 AM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Scott Maxwell,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that defenseman Marshall Rifai will be placed on injured reserve and will be week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

It’s unclear what the cause of the injury was, as Rifai played the entirety of Tuesday’s 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets , getting a shift as late as the 19:36 mark of the third period. He was at morning skate ahead of Thursday’s 5-4 win over the New York Rangers , but left early, with Leafs head coach Jim Hiller telling the media that he was “dealing with something”. Rifai was also not present for warmups for Thursday’s game, confirming his absence, and then the team announced the injury after the win.

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